The 麻豆官网首页入口 Philharmonic鈥檚 first concert of 2019 lifts the January gloom with music from Eric Coates 鈥� renowned for his light, orchestral compositions.

For five decades Eric Coates's music seemed to pervade the national consciousness, stirring the war effort and defining some of the nation's best loved radio and television programmes.

This afternoon includes Coates鈥檚 Dancing Nights, written for Eastbourne鈥檚 1931 music festival 鈥� it鈥檚 a delightfully carefree piece that seems to sing of the seaside. We also hear Coates鈥檚 popular London Suite 鈥� completed in 1933 when the composer was 47. Its three movements take us on a musical journey through Covent Garden, Westminster and Knightsbridge.

This afternoon鈥檚 live broadcast also includes Coates鈥檚 The Merrymakers Overture, Ballad for strings, The Jester at the Wedding: Suite and a Symphonic Rhapsody.